Is Ruger a boy or girl name?

Ruger is a boy’s name. Of the 2,368 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Ruger

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Ruger was most popular in 2016, when 173 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,460 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,297, with 111 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,368 people named Ruger.

Ruger over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ruger’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ruger a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ruger is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 2,368 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ruger

Where Ruger is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org